Abel v. Butler-Ryan Co.

COLLINS, J.2

Action by plaintiff, as administratrix, to recover for injuries received by her intestate while in defendant’s employ as a common laborer, from which injuries he died. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony the court instructed the jury to return a verdict in defendant’s favor.

The facts, as shown by the evidence, were as follows: Defendant corporation was erecting a large building, and had brought the basement wall to its full height. On this wall the joists for the first floor had been placed, and a rough floor laid. It then became necessary to lower a large iron tank from this…